Jewelry pin tongue and catch



June 17, 1930. A. l. ROSENBLATTET AL 1,763,933

JEWELRY PIN woneugmw cucu Filed April 8, 1929 I I 6 r I.

Patented June 17, 1930 UNITED STATES PATENT? OFFICE ABRAHAM I. ROSENBLATT, 0F BROOKLYN, AND GEORGE H. WEBB, OF GLENDALE, NEW YORK JEWELRY PIN TONGUE AND (JAELCIIE'IIv Application filed April 8, 1929. Serial No. 353,446.

This invention relates to jewelry pin, tongue and catch and in particular to a device of the character referred to in which the use of a hinge is dispensed with, and a 5 slide bar or pin used.

A particular object of our invention is to provide a fool proof catch for use in 0011- nection with articles of jewelry whereby the same will not be easily lost, it being understood that in the usual type of safety catches employed in'connection with holding pins that in addition to the bulkiness of the catch itself, any vibratory movement given to the jewelry part, such as the jouncing of thebody incidental to walking, has a tendency to gradually open the catch with the result that the article of jewelry becomes loose and is lost.

Another object of our invention, therefore, is to provide a jewelry pin which may be drawn out of or entirely away from the article of jewelry but which when once in place in its holding position cannot become separated from the article accidentally.

A still further object of our invention is to provide a simplified construction which is compact and which may be used in connection with any article of jewelry to securely retain the same in connection with the clothing of the wearer of the article of jewelry, the important feature being the use of a sliding pin or bar which is drawn or slid out of the catch after it is intentionally released.

With the foregoingand other objects in view, which'will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of constructionhereinafter described and claimed, it .being understood that changes in theprecise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed may be made within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure l is a view of the rear side of a jewelry mounting, a brooch setting being used for the purpose of illustration and having shown in connection therewith, our improved jewelry pin, tongue and catch.

Figure 2 is an enlarged section taken on the line 9 2 of Figure l and illustrates the method of retaining the pin in the catch portion of the device.

Figure 3 is a view in elevation looking toward the left at Figure 2 and further illustrates the parts of the device.

Figure 4- is an enlarged section taken on the line H of Figure 1 illustrating the employment of a pin retaining sleeve togeltfher with a stop projection on the pin it se Figure 5 is a view in perspective of a different form of pin end holder which con- 'stitutes a receptacle or protection for the point of the pin.

' Figure 6 is an end view in elevation of a modified form of my invention in which a wire spring member is employedto retain the holding pin in position.

Figure 7 is a view in end elevation of the form of my invention illustrated in Figure 6 and Figure 8 is a view similar to Figure 7 showing a different form of the invention.

Referring to the drawings in detail, 5 indicates a jewelry setting, particularly for use in connection with a brooch but it is to be distinctly understood that the invention may be applied to any article of jewelry or button or device to be worn and the use of a brooch setting is forthe purpose of illustrating the use of our invention only. The

setting!) has disposed at its opposite sides, pin receiving members; at one end, the pin receiving member being in the form of a catch housing 6 which is cut to provide a central opening or seat 7, the portions of the catch housing 8 and 9 at the opposite sides of said opening 7 constituting spaced sleeves through which the pin 10 of the device is arranged to freely slide. If desired, the head of the pin may be spherical as at 11-A, although any particular shape of pin end may be employed depending upon the conditions under which the holding pin 10 is used. It is of course understood that this pin provides the means whereby the article of jewelry is attached to the clothing of the wearer and at the opposite side of the With-inthe opening in the' c ateh housing,-

we provide a catch 14 which is substantially rectangular and has an opening passing therethrough to provide ior't'he passage of V the pin which is provided adjacent the head end with a circumferential groove 15 into which is arranged to :be projected, the

extendedutongue 16 formed in the loottom of the catch 14 transversely of the bottom wall of the opening 17 in said catch. The bottom suriace of the catch 14 is provided with a lug 18 which is surrounded by a coil spring 19, the spring resting in a suitable seat 20 formed in the catch housing and being arranged to normally urge (the catch 14 ,up-

wardly so that the lip 16 thereof will 'be pro-- jected into the groove 15 v of the pin and withdrawal of the pin accidentally or intentionally will be prevented. In order that the pin 10 may be withdrawn to release the article of jewelry from the clothing of the wearer, we have provided a finger nail groove .20 across the .top of the catch .14 and when t atch .14 is depressed against the action of the is; 1.9., the lip 16 will be removed from he groove 15 and the pin can be then withdrawn. It the stop 13 is not mployed connection with the pin 10.,the pin may of course be drawn directly through the .catch housing and be entirely separated from the jewelry setting but of course when the protuberance 13 is used, in connection with the pin body, it will prevent the complete withdrawal of the pin through the atch housing. Both the catch housing .6 and the sleeve 11 at the opposite side of the setting which holds the {Outfit end of the pin 7 may be secured in any suitable manner such as by soldering itQ the setting and the tubul-armemher 11 may be of any desired shape bored longitudinally toprovide (the pin pas- ;sa ge 21, as illustrated in Figured.

. In Figure .5, a similar pin receptacle is provided indicated by the numeral .21 but being closed at its iar end 23 whereby the point of the pin placedztherein will .be covered and the catching of the pin point in the clothing of the wearer will be prevented.

In Figures 6 and 7, we have illustrated a modified form of our invention in which the catch member may be dispensed with and in gaged by the free end 29 of a spring 30, one end of which is secured in any suitable manner within the holder 24. This spring is so tempered that the end 29 will be limited in its upward spring movement and when the pin 10 slides thereover, the end-29-ofthe spring will automatically snap into the groove 28 of the pin and prevent accidental withdrawal.

WVhen it is desired "to withdraw-the pin, the end 29 may be depress'edby the finger to permit said withdrawal. Any type of pin and holder may be employed of course, with this construction.

In the modification shown in Figure 8, the end of the pin or heldin-g, element 2.9. may be slotted as at 3.0 to provide the resilient extension 31 and .32, the former being provided with a finger nail engaging extension, 33 and adjacent thereto,'a helding lip 35L,

holding lip is arranged to snap into; an opening 35 in the housing 1 36 in which split end of the holding member 29 is positioned. In this way,: accidenta withdrawalof th h lding member 29 or :pin

may be prevented and in order to release the pin and withdraw it,,it would oat course be necessary to depress the extensiel 33 until the lip 34 was removed from the opening 35 after which the holding member 2-9 cam-1:

be withdrawn.

It is evident therefore, that we have provided an improved jewelry pin tongue and catch for use in eonnectlon with articles of jewelry, louttonsor the like which are .ar-

ranged to be worn on the clothing of a person and in which is ovided means whereby accidental withdrawal of thepin and sutsequent losing of the article of jewelry is prevented- It is .evi lent also that we have provided a compact construction which maybe moun ed on small articles of; jewelry without heing conspicuous and which will operate efliciently to retain the holdingmember in its.

locked position.

While we have illustrated and described ourinvention-with some degree of particularity, we realize that in practice various alterations therein may pe made without departing from the spirit ofthe invention. or the'scope oi the appended .claims.

Whatwe claim is 1. In a device of the character described a catch housing constituting spaced sleeve portions, a catch sleeve positioned between said sleeve portions, a grooved holdingpin slidable through said portions and said catch sleeve, a groovenengaging tongue in said catch sleeve, and a receptacle for-the end of thepin. a

2. Ina device ofthe character :descr ibedfla catch housing constituting spaced sleeve portions, a catch sleeve positioned between said sleeve portions, a grooved holding pin slid- 1 able through said portions and said catch sleeve, a groove engagin tongue in said catch sleeve, a receptacle or the end of the pin, and means for normally urging the catch sleeve outwardly whereby the tongue is yieldably maintained in the pin groove.

3. In a device of the character described a catch housing constituting spaced sleeve portions, a catch sleeve positioned between said sleeve portions, a grooved holding pin slidable through said portions and said catch sleeve, a groove engaging tongue in said catch sleeve, means for normally urging the catch sleeve outwardly whereby the tongue is yieldably maintained in the pin groove,

means on the pin for preventing its complete withdrawal through thesleeve portion and catch sleeve and a receptacle for the end of the pin.

Signed at New York city, in the county of New York, and State of New York, this 29th day of March A. D. 1929.

ABRAHAM I. ROSENBLATT. [L. s.] GEORGE H. WEBB. [L. 3.] 

